Max Wants a Divorce is a 1917 American short film directed by Max Linder.
Plot Max is forced to choose between losing his newly-wedded wife and a fortune. He hits upon a brilliant scheme: He will give his wife grounds for a divorce, secure the money, and then make his ex-wife Mrs. Linder again. He goes through any amount of trouble in helping her to get the necessary evidence, only to find that it is all a mistake on the part of a stupid lawyer - the money and the wife are both to be his. -- Edward Weitzel, Moving Picture World (April 7, 1917)
Cast Max Linder as Max Martha Mansfield as Max's Wife (billed as Martha Early) Helen Ferguson Francine Larrimore Ernest Maupain Leo White Mathilde Comont as the Loony Diva
Premiere and preservation status The film premiered at the Strand Theatre in New York City on 26 March 1917. A restored print was presented by Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival on 1 June 2014.
See also List of rediscovered films
External links
Max Wants a Divorce at SilentEra
Lantern-slide ad for the film